Reclining-chair.



Patented Mar. l8, I902 F. ROSE.

BECLINING CHAIR.

(Application filed Feb. 25, 1901.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC FRANK ROSE, OF DAYTON, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TOHENRY SCHMIT '81;

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RECLINING-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,493, dated March18, 1902.

Application filed February 25, 1901. Serial No. 48,697. (No model.) I

To CLZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK ROSE, acitizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Dayton, in the county of Campbell and Stateof Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReclining-Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to chairs having stationary side frames and aswinging back which may be adjusted at different angles to the verticalby the occupant to allow him to take a more or less recumbent position.

The object of my invention isa means by which the occupant may adjustthe back to any desired angle by which this operation is performed whileseated in the chair without any'danger of pinching the fingers, in whichthe locking action is always positive, and in which the parts when wornfrom use retain their locking action unimpaired. This obj ect isattained by the means described in the annexed specification andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a chair embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlargeddetail inverted plan view of one of the arms of the chair, showing thesliding catch and its slotted plate attached to the under side of thearm and with the rod that couples the sliding catch to the back beingbroken off to expose the parts beneath it. -Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view,upon a much enlarged.

plate 0, with a longitudinal slot 0, which terminates a short distancefrom the rear end 0' of the plate, is secured to the under side of eacharm, so that slot 0 registers with groove Z). A catch I) is adapted toslide in each of lock the catch from sliding.

slots 0. Each catch has upon both its inner and its outer face twohorizontal studs dand cl, one above the other and at a distance apartslightly greater than the thickness of plate 0. Below the studs catch Dhas a perforation CF, in which is journaled the outwardlyturned end 6 oncoupling-rod E, the otherinturnedend of which is journaled in aperforation in side piece a of back A. The weight of the back normallyexercises a rearward pull upon rods E,-which in turn tend to rotatecatchesD about the upper studs cl, which causes the studs 01 and d togrip plate 0 and The catch is guided longitudinally in the slot by avertical arm (i which has upon each sidea horizontal lug d and d atpoints such that when the lugs bear against the under side of plate Ostuds d are not forced against the plate and the catch is free to slide,so that the back may be adjusted to any desired angle. When the occupantdesires to'change' the angle of the back, he presses upward onfinger-piece d of the catch, bringing lugs d} and (1 in contact withplate G,when the catch is free to slide. ward movement of the catch.

It is seen that no matter how small the change desired in angle of theback that it may be made by my invention, that as the occupantinchanging: the position simply has to press upward upon piece (1 he isinno danger of having his hands injured, and that though the pins becomeworn from use their gripping action is not thereby impaired.

That I claim is 1. -In a reclining-chair having a swinging back thecombination of longitudinal plates secured to the arms of the chair, acatch sliding in contact with the plates and having a stud above andimmediately below the plates, and a coupling-rod journaled at one end inthe catch and at the other end in the chairback so that the weight ofthe back normally exercises a backward and downward pull upon the rodcausing the studs to grip the plate, substantially as shownanddescribed.

2. In a reclining-chair having a swinging back the combination of alongitudinallyslotted plate secured to the under side ofcach End cof theplate limits the reararm, a catch sliding in each slot having ahorizontal stud above the plate and asimilar stud below it, and a rodjournaled at one end in the catch below the studs and at the other endin the chair-back so that the weight of the back normally exercises abackward and downward pull upon the rod and causes the studs to grip theplate, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a reclining-chair having a swinging back the combination of aslot-ted plate secured to the under side of each arm, a catch slidinginthe slot having a stud above and below the plate and a vertical guideextending into the slot and having horizontal lugs to bear upon theunder side of the plate in a position such that when they touch theplate the studs exercise no gripping action upon the plate, and a rod atone end journaled in the catch and at the other end journaled in thechairback so that the weight oi. the back causes the studs to grip theplate, substantially as shown and described.

4. Ina reclining-chair having a swinging back the combination of alongitudinallyslotted plate secured to the arm of the chair, a catchsliding in the slot having a stud above and below the plate a verticalarm extending into the slot and having horizontal lugs and afinger-piece, and a rod journaled at one end in the catch and at theother end in the back so that the weight of the back causes the studs togrip the plate to lock the movement of the sliding catch and that bypressing upon the finger-piece to bring thelugs into contact with theplate the catch is free to slide, substantially as shown and described.

FRANK RGSE.

Witnesses:

W. F. MURRAY, EMMA Lvronn.

